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repro Build sheet? or window sticker? [THREADS MERGED]
I've read on this forum a bunch of times of people ordering reproduction sheets but I'm not sure what or where.
What I would like to know is how our car came originally. what color, what options, and so on. Our car doesn't even have the original trim tag anymore I did a search but maybe I didn't search it correctly.
We don't have any number matching, garage queen museum piece C3 but I would like to know, how it was ordered and possibly where.
So If anyone could shed some light, that would be wonderful.
For 77-81 St Louis cars, go here vehicleinvoice@gmmediaarchive.com and see if you can obtain a copy of the invoice for your car. The invoice will list the colors, all options, prices, and the original dealer.
Here's the invoice for my 80 from the link above:
For Bowling Green cars, the NCM may have build information.
Hey Ed,,,Yes i sold my 69 and bought a 68. Are they really a waste of $$$ ? One wants about $100 for a reproduction window sticker.
Yes, they are junk. They look good from 5 feet away.
If your car is original and you show someone a fake sticker, it will cast doubt on your entire car. Even if the car is legitimately original. They are a waste of money. If your car is not original the it makes no difference at all. The only time it makes sense to get one made is to fool the next buyer into paying more money for a car which is not what it is.
A perfect example is the green 69 coupe on eBay right now with a ton of fake paperwork including a very bad pop. Its a very early car and has sidepipes (which are not original to the car although the seller says they are). The car is a total fake but that's not stopping the seller from asking $67500 for it. It's VIN 194379S706410.
Did you check to see if you have the tank sticker on your tank?
If you have that, and its in decent condition, then you don't need anything else.
Last edited by ed427vette; 04-13-2017 at 11:42 PM.
Yes, they are junk. They look good from 5 feet away.
If your car is original and you show someone a fake sticker, it will cast doubt on your entire car. Even if the car is legitimately original. They are a waste of money. If your car is not original the it makes no difference at all. The only time it makes sense to get one made is to fool the next buyer into paying more money for a car which is not what it is.
A perfect example is the green 69 coupe on eBay right now with a ton of fake paperwork including a very bad pop. Its a very early car and has sidepipes (which are not original to the car although the seller says they are). The car is a total fake but that's not stopping the seller from asking $67500 for it. It's VIN 194379S706410.
Did you check to see if you have the tank sticker on your tank?
If you have that, and its in decent condition, then you don't need anything else.
Hi Ed.. I did some looking online about the tank sticker on the C3 Vetts and they were saying that the only way to get to it is dropping the tank to see if it is there. And IF it is you will really not even be able to read it .
Hi MR68,
MANY times the information on the tank sheet is readable…. but not always.
It's possible to see if the tank sheet is still on the top of the tank by looking through the gas door opening.
If you push down on the rubber drain boot around the filler neck and then use a flashlight to look to the left and right the sheet can often be seen.
IF you see the sheet it's imperative to not try to remove it or even touch it.
If you want to see what info it might contain the tank should be dropped.
Even then, you need to be VERY careful in touching the sheet and use extremely gentle means to clean the loose dust and dirt off it's surface.
So first try to see if you can determine if it's there; then think about how to proceed.
Regards,
Alan
Hi MR68,
MANY times the information on the tank sheet is readable…. but not always.
It's possible to see if the tank sheet is still on the top of the tank by looking through the gas door opening.
If you push down on the rubber drain boot around the filler neck and then use a flashlight to look to the left and right the sheet can often be seen.
IF you see the sheet it's imperative to not try to remove it or even touch it.
If you want to see what info it might contain the tank should be dropped.
Even then, you need to be VERY careful in touching the sheet and use extremely gentle means to clean the loose dust and dirt off it's surface.
So first try to see if you can determine if it's there; then think about how to proceed.
Regards,
Alan
Here's the sheet on a 71 tank.
And the sheet.
Alan thank you so much!!! I will try that first...
04-13-2017, 12:02 PM
repro Build sheet? or window sticker? [THREADS MERGED]
I did a search but maybe I didn't search it correctly.
